| Green Skills Research and Planning Course

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Dr Presha Ramsarup

Dr Presha Ramsarup is Director at the Centre for Researching Education and Labour at University of Witwatersrand. Her research work focuses on Green Skill learning pathways, aimed to investigate the nature of learning pathways for sustainable development and a green economy in South Africa and thus lay at the nexus of two important areas for development, policy, and education namely, work and learning and sustainable development. Having been a researcher for the South African Environmental Sector Skills Plan and an active member of the National Environmental Skills Planning Forum, she has been playing both a co-ordination and advocacy role for Green skills research in South Africa. She has previously served as ESD technical advisor to both provincial and national government to support the development of environmental and sustainability education within South Africa’s education and training transformation process.

Dr Emmanuel Ojo

Emmanuel Ojo currently teaches in the School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He is an active researcher with a sustained publication record. His research interests are in higher education, sustainability studies and interdisciplinary research.

Mrs Danel Kruger

Danél Kruger’s research interests are in the field of Teacher Education, especially the development of Pedagogical Content Knowledge for student teachers in Economic and Management Sciences (EMS) subjects. Her MEd work looked at how teachers carved their new role as teacher educators in South African universities. She is currently involved in various national projects related to EMS and Business Studies curricula at secondary and tertiary level.

Prof Eureta Rosenberg

In 2016 Eureta Rosenberg returned to academia after 15 years in private practice, where she supported government and NGOs with research, evaluation and strategic planning in environment and sustainability education, training and capacity development. As academic Professor Rosenberg holds the Murray and Roberts Chair of Environment and Sustainability Education at Rhodes University, where she graduated in 1995. Her doctoral topic, research methodology for transformation, remains a focus in her postgraduate teaching. As a consultant Eureta developed the National Biodiversity Human Capital Development Strategy, and contributed systemic studies on quality and relevance to the National Environmental Skills Plan. She is active in the National Skills Planning Forum and is co-coordinator of the Green Skills program and course.

The Course at a Glance
Pre-course Assignment	Map out your context, drivers and needs	Due 27 September
Module 1	Focus on making the case for green skills in transitioning systems	27 September – 29 September
Assignment 1	Deepen your analysis and planning questions	30 September -10 October
	Peer Feedback	15 October 2017
	Final Submission	31 October 2017
Module 2	Focus on determining scope and demand	16 October – 17 October
Assignment 2	Design a research project in and for the workplace	18 October – 18 November
	Upload for Peer Feedback	13 November
	Peer Feedback Deadline	15 November
	Final Submission	17 November
Module 3	Focus on supply, transitioning and evaluation	21 November – 22 November
Assignment 3	Conduct, analyse and report on green skills research	23 November – 23 January 2018
Certification	Certificate of Competence	February 2018 (TBC)
Resource Hub	The resource hub contains a range of Green Skills related resources beyond those within each of the modules.

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The Course at a Glance